The Navigators Train – Develop – Care

The Ripple Effect

Religion EN ↓ 58 episodes

The Ripple Effect is a podcast ministry of The Navigators Train - Develop - Care department. This podcast is all about seeking abundant life through rhythms that can help us know God’s voice and experience deep spiritual health, making waves and overflowing in our lives and relationships with others, from the inside out. We facilitate spiritual practices in brief episodes you can fit into your daily life, like a mini-retreat for your soul. We’re praying this resource is helpful for you, and we’d love to talk to you about it. Feel free to email us at TDC@navigators.org.

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Episode 07: Welcoming Prayer (by Mary Wood, with Janine Young) 07.07.2023 7:00

The Welcoming Prayer leads us contemplatively to engage our bodies and invite God to speak to us as we notice our physical responses to unmet desires, loss, and other circumstances. What happens when we submit those responses to God?

Episode 06: Lectio Divina (with Alice Matagora) 12.06.2023 9:41

Lectio divina, "holy reading," is an ancient practice that helps us connect our intellect, our observation, and our hearts. Alice Matagora leads us through a simple exploration of Philippians 4:8.

Episode 05: Examen (with Jo Newell) 26.05.2023 7:21

Jo Newell guides us in the ancient Ignatian practice of Examen–looking back over a period of time to help us pay attention to what God was doing in our days.

Episode 04: Visio Divina with Desires (with Lyndi Lee Markus) 09.05.2023 10:00

We'll explore "holy seeing" through a Visio Divina that examines Caravaggio's Entombment and John 19:38-42, considering what God might say about our longings and desires.

Episode 03: Identity in Christ (with David Brown) 14.04.2023 6:58

What defines your identity? David Brown leads us in a scriptural meditation on Ephesians 1:4-14, and facilitates space and suggestions for us to reflect on who God says we are.

Episode 02: Safekeeping (with Jo Newell) 13.03.2023 7:19

Spiritual director Jo Newell leads us in a practice of trusting God with the weight of things we usually feel we must hold onto.

Episode 01: Just Stop (with Janine Young) 21.02.2023 6:53

Janine Young facilitates a practice of "just stopping," taking a mini-Sabbath together to listen to what God might be saying.

Episode 00: Introduction to Overflow 03.02.2023 13:22

Spiritual director Janine Young and Lyndi Lee Markus discuss the difference between spiritual practices and spiritual disciplines, as well as what it might mean for us to stop at the crossroads, take notice of what we see, and find rest in the "ancient way" (Jeremiah 6:16). As we turn our attention toward our soul health, we're launching this podcast of brief, facilitated spiritual practices to gi...